obligations

NOUN

responsibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accountability agreement bond burden commitment constraint contract debt duty liability necessity need promise requirement right trust understanding

STRONG

IOU business call cause charge chit committal compulsion conscience debit devoir dues engagement must occasion onus part place restraint

WEAK

accountableness due bill ought

Antonyms

STRONGEST

asset disagreement disbelief irresponsibility misunderstanding

STRONG

freedom unemployment

Example Sentences

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"If the Islamic Republic of Iran meets its obligations, then economic benefits will flow to them and to the entire region."

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"We will always respect and comply with our international obligations, and where the powers in the Bill are used, an independent valuer will be appointed to determine what compensation, if any, is payable."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Public pension funds fall outside Erisa and are governed by state law, but they face something Erisa-covered plans don’t: equal-protection obligations under the Constitution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In the fiscal fourth quarter, Oracle’s remaining performance obligations, or the value of contracts not yet recognized as revenue, skyrocketed to $638 billion, with the company reporting $85 billion in net new additions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Of all Papi’s janitorial obligations, this was the one he liked the least, so Carlos and Alex had done the brunt of the shoveling.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer